Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Lord of the Rings characters, because if I did, I wouldn't be writing this disclaimer now would I? I do own Fenix and Arlena. They are mine to mold. Now for the story:

Chapter 4

Fenix sighed to herself, looking off into the dense forest surrounding the river. Fenix glanced back at her two companions grateful they came along. Legolas came up behind her, looking East.

"Fenix, come look at this!" It was Arlena. Fenix walked over to her friend and looked to the West. Fenix gasped in surprise at what her Elven eyes saw.

"Orcs!" Legolas said, fitting an arrow to his bow and pulling the string taut. Fenix put a restraining hand on his shoulder.

"If you kill one of them, they will try to find us. We can't be seen or detected." She stated calmly. Fenix watched as the Orcs vanished from view.

Legolas grudgingly put his arrow back in his quiver. Fenix glanced at Arlena. The tall Elf was looking out to the East, her brow knit in thought.

"Fenix, which way should we go?" Arlena asked. Fenix thought a moment.

"We should probably go East. It may take longer, but I don't want to chance a run-in with those Orcs." She said finally. Fenix looked down to where the Orcs had disappeared.

Arlena nodded and picked up her back, her sword belted at her side. Legolas and Fenix followed suit, wanting to move quickly.

Fenix led the way down the small hill to the beginning of the Lothlorien Forest.

When they got to the Forest, Legolas gave a small gasp of surprise. Fenix walked over, her aqua eyes shining with curiosity. Legolas pointed on the ground, indicating a pair of footprints. "Orc, apparently lost." He mused.

Fenix studied the footprints, her brow knit in thought. "How old are they?"

Legolas bent down by the prints, examining the ground and the things around them. He straightened back up, a surprised look on his face. "Not even an hour old." He looked ahead, his keen Elven eyes picking out the trail. "It ends just a mile ahead." He said, shouldering his pack, getting ready to see where it led. "It leads away from the main army, our friend might have gotten lost."

Fenix nodded, smiling slightly. She glanced back at Arlena. "Let's go and see where our little friend ended up."

Arlena smiled, grabbing her pack. "So, what are we doing?"

Legolas shook his head, a smile playing across his face. He turned to Fenix, his eyes shining with some inside joke. "You tell her."

Yay! I finally got it finished! *Giggles uncontrollably and falls out of chair* I'm okay. Well, R&R!